Imen G. Omar-Hill of 1515 Ward appeared before Saginaw County Circuit Judge Fred L. Borchard on Monday and indicated that he'd rather take his chances with a jury than agree to spend almost a decade in prison.

Prosecutors offered Omar-Hill an agreement that called for him to plead guilty to carjacking and conspiring to commit that crime. In exchange, prosecutors would have dropped a charge of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Prosecutors would have recommended that Borchard hand down a minimum sentence at the bottom of Omar-Hill's state sentencing guidelines, preliminarily scored at nine years to 15 years. The firearm charge carries a mandatory two-year prison sentence that must be served prior to any other sentence.

The carjacking and conspiracy charges carry maximum penalties of life in prison.

Omar-Hill is charged with using a firearm to steal a Chevrolet Impala SS from Daniel Guzman and Jeffrey Silvernaile on Oct. 19 at Tuscola and North 13th on Saginaw's East Side. His warrant states that he conspired with another man who has not been charged.

Omar-Hill originally was scheduled for trial March 20 but appeared late, leading Borchard to revoke his $25,000 or 10 percent bond that Omar-Hill had posted. Borchard on Monday released Omar-Hill from jail on the same bond.